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Psalm 144:2

my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.

1By David. Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands to war, and my fingers to battle—
2my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.
3LORD, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him?
4Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away.
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David names God as his fortress and shield, then credits him with his people’s submission, showing how much even a king depends on help.

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Where else Scripture says this

11 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Proverbs 18:10The LORD’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.Both use a tower as an image of protection, describing God as the one to whom people turn for safety.
Psalm 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.Both name God as fortress, deliverer, shield, and high tower, expressing personal trust in him as refuge.
Proverbs 30:5“Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.Both connect taking refuge in God with his protection as a shield.
2 Samuel 22:2–3and he said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;Both name the LORD as a personal fortress and deliverer, praising him for protection and rescue.
Psalm 91:2I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”Both speak of God as refuge and fortress, joining images of defense with personal trust.
Psalm 59:9Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower.Both call God a high tower, locating protection in him.
2 Samuel 22:3God is my rock in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.Both describe God as shield, high tower, and refuge; Samuel also names violence as the danger from which God saves.
Proverbs 2:7He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,Both describe God as a shield; Proverbs connects that protection with a life of integrity.
2 Samuel 22:48even the God who executes vengeance for me, who brings down peoples under me,Both credit God with bringing people under the speaker’s authority; Samuel also speaks of God executing vengeance.
Psalm 18:47even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me.Both attribute the subduing of people under the speaker to God’s action.
Jeremiah 16:19LORD, my strength, my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the nations will come to you from the ends of the earth, and will say, “Our fathers …Both address the LORD as refuge and a place of defense; Jeremiah names affliction as the setting for that trust.
Where this verse fits

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Encouragement

David credits God with bringing his people under his rule. That royal claim grants no right to control others; even the king who leads needs God as his refuge.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).